Tennis

The Spanish third seed cruised to a 6-0 6-4 win on Rod Laver Arena, needing just an hour to advance into the second round.

Dominant world number one and defending champion Serena Williams powered into the Australian Open third round Wednesday with a straight-sets demolitio

The world number three, the biggest breakout star of 2015, faced a tough first-set challenge from the dogged Belgian veteran before winning 6-4, 6-2 i

Despite the mid-match drama Ivanovic, seeded 20, was always comfortable against Latvian qualifier Anastasija Sevastova, cruising to a 6-3, 6-3 win on

The Belarusian former world number one was again in fine touch as she hammered Montenegro's Danka Kovinic 6-1, 6-2 on Margaret Court Arena to progress

Murray completely outplayed Sam Groth 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 in one hour 31 minutes and will next play Portugal's Joao Sousa in the third round.

Nadal failed to win a major for the first time in 10 years in 2015 leading commentators such as seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe to call fo

Many called for clarity, saying the public and players have a right to know who is suspected of cheating. Others warned that the match-fixing scandal